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Andrea 03-22-2011 12:37 PM

I got this tip from Alex Anderson when she had her tv show. When pinning rows in preparation for machine piecing we usually slip a pin through the stitching of the front and back seams, aligning them so they'll come together perfectly when we're done. Often, however the two pieces are just slightly askew after they're sewn. If this happens to you, try this: Insert a pin, as before, through the stitching of both seams, but then add another pin about 1/16th to the left of the first pin and another pin about 1/16th to the right of the center pin. Then remove center pin. After you've sewn the row, the seams should all go together perfectly.

Quilter7x 03-22-2011 12:38 PM

Very nice tip. I can see how that would be helpful in lining things up perfectly.

cassiemae 03-22-2011 12:41 PM

Thanks for the tip I made a copy of it. :)

saf 03-22-2011 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by Andrea
I got this tip from Alex Anderson when she had her tv show. When pinning rows in preparation for machine piecing we usually slip a pin through the stitching of the front and back seams, aligning them so they'll come together perfectly when we're done. Often, however the two pieces are just slightly askew after they're sewn. If this happens to you, try this: Insert a pin, as before, through the stitching of both seams, but then add another pin about 1/16th to the left of the first pin and another pin about 1/16th to the right of the center pin. Then remove center pin. After you've sewn the row, the seams should all go together perfectly.

Thanks for this tip. Will pass it on to the other novices in my quilting group. We were struggling with this last week.

barefoot quilter 03-22-2011 12:47 PM

thanks for the tip will use it in the future.

Shirlrh 03-22-2011 01:07 PM

Great tip. Thanks

lisalovesquilting 03-22-2011 01:08 PM

Thanks for sharing.

SEW 03-22-2011 01:11 PM

thanks for the tip...I will put it to the test tonight!

klgreene 03-22-2011 01:49 PM

Thanks for the tip. I'm just learning to PP so any info I can get is very helpful.

trugger 03-23-2011 02:43 AM

i'm going to try this!


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